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Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott
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Description for Flatland
hardcover. A fully annotated edition of Abbott's classic Flatland, with notes and commentary putting it in its historical and mathematical context. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, 44 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: FC; PBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Flatland, Edwin Abbott's story of a two-dimensional universe, as told by one of its inhabitants who is introduced to the mysteries of three-dimensional space, has enjoyed an enduring popularity from the time of its publication in 1884. This fully annotated edition enables the modern-day reader to understand and appreciate the many 'dimensions' of this classic satire. Mathematical notes and illustrations enhance the usefulness of Flatland as an elementary introduction to higher-dimensional geometry. Historical notes show connections to late-Victorian England and to classical Greece. Citations from Abbott's other writings as well as the works of Plato and Aristotle serve to interpret ... Read more
Flatland, Edwin Abbott's story of a two-dimensional universe, as told by one of its inhabitants who is introduced to the mysteries of three-dimensional space, has enjoyed an enduring popularity from the time of its publication in 1884. This fully annotated edition enables the modern-day reader to understand and appreciate the many 'dimensions' of this classic satire. Mathematical notes and illustrations enhance the usefulness of Flatland as an elementary introduction to higher-dimensional geometry. Historical notes show connections to late-Victorian England and to classical Greece. Citations from Abbott's other writings as well as the works of Plato and Aristotle serve to interpret ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Spectrum
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521769884
SKU
V9780521769884
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About Edwin A. Abbott
William F. Lindgren is a Professor of Mathematics at Slippery Rock University. He is the author of Quasi-Uniform Spaces (1982) with Peter Fletcher and has given many talks about Flatland at various conferences, including the Joint Meetings of the AMS/MAA. Thomas F. Banchoff is a Professor of Mathematics at Brown University. He is the author of Beyond the Third Dimension ... Read more
Reviews for Flatland
"It is all good fun, and the authors point out much that we readers would probably otherwise miss…. This annotated version of Flatland is clearly designed to be enjoyed by a very wide audience. … Readers of this edition will become more familiar with Edwin A. Abbott the person. The multitude of notes explaining, among other things, Abbott’s wordplay, his ... Read more